The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

The end of April in the second year of Jingkang.

The divorce period is still more than half a decade old, and the Gao family is already very busy.

In ancient times, weddings mostly relied on the "Six Rites", namely, accepting gifts, asking for names, accepting gifts, accepting invitations, asking for dates, and personally welcoming.

By the Song Dynasty, it had been greatly simplified, and the original six rites were simplified into four rites, namely: accepting gifts, accepting gifts, accepting gifts, and welcoming brides.

It can be seen that the people of the Song Dynasty no longer followed the red tape advocated by Confucianism, but instead developed the pragmatic Song Dynasty.

For example, receiving lottery tickets and accepting levies cannot be simplified.

It's all money!

Although Mrs. Gao was familiar with etiquette, she also had difficulty accepting the lottery.

The problem is not only the amount of the bride price, but also other etiquette. In terms of betrothal gifts, in addition to the rewards for military achievements, there are also many people who help, such as Yue Fei, Zhang Jun, and Li Bangyan.

Zhang Jun and Li Bangyan seemed to be more active in helping Gao Chong marry Zhao Huanhuan, the concubine of Roufu Emperor.

Zhang Jun gave Mrs. Gao an idea: "Although receiving lottery tickets does not require much property, it is for the people in the market. The one Erlang wants to welcome now is the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. It is better to have more than less. I still have a thousand taels here. Give it to me." Erlang can just take it and use it."

Not long after Zhang Jun left, Li Bangyan came and said the same thing.

But after hearing that Zhang Jun had given three thousand taels to help, Li Bangyan stuffed the three thousand taels of silver notes he had prepared back: "What Zhang Taiwei said is absolutely true. In terms of etiquette, it is indeed better to have more than less. This makes General Gao look good to Huan." Huan pays enough attention to it.”

Before leaving, Li Bangyan handed over eight thousand taels of silver notes: "Mrs. Gao, you only meet true friends when you are in trouble. You must accept these eight thousand taels. I am not the kind of person who picks people up, just two Three thousand taels, isn't this insulting, Mrs. Gao, are you right?"

Mrs. Gao repeatedly declined: "Mr. Li, I'm not worried about receiving the lottery, but..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Bangyan had already slipped away.

"Li Xiang...Li Xiang..." Looking at the banknote in her hand, Mrs. Gao smiled bitterly and shook her head, and said to the maid beside her: "Hey, I have prepared ten thousand and ten for Erlang, which means to pick one out of ten thousand, Yue The Privy Council sent another three thousand taels a few days ago, and today Captain Zhang and Li Xiangguo sent so much more. This is a lot of money, but the implication is..."

When the maid next to her heard that Mrs. Gao took the initiative to talk to her, she said without hesitation: "Old Madam, what if this doesn't work?"

Mrs. Gao was startled: "Isn't it enough?"

According to the current wedding style in the Song Dynasty, the woman's dowry is usually two to three times the man's bride price.

In other words, if the Gao family accepts a gift of 10,000 yuan, Zhao Huanhuan will have to bring at least 22,000 yuan as a gift to marry her.

"Of course it's not enough, and it's not appropriate in this rare case. Madam, what do you think, just in case, one in ten thousand, General Gao will choose Di Ji? Isn't it appropriate?"

After Mrs. Gao thought about it, it seemed to make sense.

Only Di Ji chooses her son-in-law, how can anyone choose Di Ji?

How rude!

Mrs. Gao went back to her room and sat down, and then added up the money she could spare and the money these people helped, totaling 25,000 taels.

But what does this mean?

Two hundred and five?

Mrs. Gao thinks it’s inappropriate!

"Then why don't we put together some more and make thirty-three thousand, which means three lives and three lives?"

The maid came up with an idea and said: "Old madam, we are going to marry the emperor's concubine. I heard from Mr. Goulan Storyteller that people generally accept 10,000 yuan, and slightly richer families receive 33,000 yuan. Those with power and wealth will receive a reward of 10,000 yuan." That’s 66,000 yuan, and we, at least, need 99,000 yuan, and the Nine-Nine Supreme Lord has accepted the imperial family.”

"Ninety-nine thousand?" Mrs. Gao almost gave up.

Although Zhending Mansion is not as prosperous and prosperous as Kaifeng Mansion, the difference is too big!

While giving Mrs. Gao some comfort, the maid said, "Madam, don't panic. As long as you ask, Lieutenant Zhang, Li Xiangguo, and Privy Councilor Yue will definitely help you."

After a while, Mrs. Gao seemed to have figured it out.

Mrs. Gao looked at the maid and asked, "Are you from Kaifeng?"

The maid nodded: "My ancestors have lived in Kaifeng for three generations." Mrs. Gao asked again: "Then how much dowry has your family prepared for you?"

The maid's face turned red, she was so stupid!

Seeing this, Mrs. Gao sneered: "In the storybook, the average person is one million, do you really believe it? Stupid girl!"

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Three days later, the matchmaker in purple came to Longde Palace with Zhang Jun and Li Bangyan, as well as Tang Ke, the Minister of Rites, with the gift list.

This kind of pre-marriage communication involves a matchmaker running back and forth.

In the Song Dynasty, matchmakers in purple clothes worked for the royal family and the powerful, so it was their job to enter the palace to accept gifts for the Gao family.

Zhang Jun, he has an identity. He is Gao Chong's sworn brother with a different surname. It makes sense for him to come to the palace to accept the lottery for his brother.

Tang Ke, he also has an identity. After all, it is a major event for the emperor's concubine to get married, and the responsibility of the Ministry of Etiquette lies there.

As for Li Bangyan, he followed him closely.

People who have prospered in both the old and new dynasties, it is not enough to just act according to the wind and the ability to observe people's emotions. The most important thing is to have a thick skin. As long as it is about people and things that are useful to you, you can rub your face against them. You have to rub it in too.

If Gao Chong can marry Zhao Huanhuan, he is half royal.

But it's even higher than Yue Fei's starting point.

It is inevitable that he will become famous in the future. With this kind of relationship, Li Bangyan feels that he must build it!

After a burst of cheering drum music from the Jiaofang Division, several people stepped into the Longde Hall.

Emperor Daojun had already taken off his Taoist robe, changed into court clothes, and sat in front of the tea table, which showed that Emperor Daojun attached great importance to this matter.

The purple-clothed matchmaker stepped forward and first gave a professional speech, which was nothing more than empty words such as a God-given marriage and a happy marriage for a hundred years.

After that, he looked at Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun followed the procedure mentioned in advance and signaled Gaofu's servants to lift up the two cages.

In the cage, there are two wild geese.

"The trees fall to the south and fly to the south, the ice pans to the north, and the wild geese are used as zhi. They follow the yin and yang. The Gao family is polite and presents them with the color."

Zhang Jun said loudly and teased the geese in the cage with the goose feathers in his hands. The two geese, one male and one female, immediately flapped their wings and raised their heads.

When Tang Ke, the Minister of Rites, saw this, he also said loudly: "A pair of live geese, the geese are chirping, good!"

After saying that, everyone saluted Emperor Daojun.

Emperor Daojun smiled and nodded: "I thought that since the Gao family has lived in Gaojia Village, Zhending Prefecture, it is inevitable that the etiquette will be incomplete. I did not expect to be so considerate. I am very relieved."

These words and attitude are regarded as receiving a gift.

The purple-clothed matchmaker took a look and felt relieved. The job was half done, so he handed over the gift list with a smile and respect.

The king forced him to take the gift list and handed it to Emperor Daojun.

Emperor Daojun opened it casually and looked up and down. The original kind smile on his face disappeared little by little: "Nonsense!"

Emperor Daojun threw the list of etiquette to Tang Ke, the Minister of Rites beside him: "Erlang's family is not in Kaifeng, so forget it if the etiquette is inconvenient. What do you, the Ministry of Rites, eat!"

Tang Ke's face turned green, thinking to himself that he had read this gift list carefully several times. Every ritual was based on the etiquette books, and they were all correct.

Emperor Daojun stood up slowly and organized his speech: "I have no objection to this marriage, but I will think about it carefully when I get back. After I understand it, I will accept the gift tomorrow, and you will leave!" "(End of chapter)